לאכול
le'ekhol
To eat in Hebrew is לאכול (le'ekhol).
The verb לאכול is used to mean eating a meal. Note that if you want to say 'to feed' someone or an animal, you should use the different verb לְהַאֲכִיל.
Meaning: eat a meal (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The infinitive לאכול changes its form depending on the tense and the subject. In the present tense, a masculine singular subject uses אוכל, a feminine singular subject uses אוכלת, a masculine plural subject uses אוכלים and a feminine plural subject uses אוכלות. For the past tense, the first-person singular form 'I ate' is אכלתי.
How do you pronounce it?
le'ekhol
Did you know?
- The verb לאכול can be used metaphorically in the phrase לאכול את הראש, which literally means 'to eat the head'. It is a common slang expression meaning 'to nag' or 'to annoy someone' with endless talking.
- In Hebrew, the root of לאכול is used to describe something being 'eaten away' by rust or acid. This means the same word for eating a meal is used for chemical corrosion.
- In Hebrew, the word אוכל means 'eat' (masculine singular) but is also the standard noun for 'food'. This means a person can literally be described as 'food' if you use the same word.
Examples in context
- מה בא לך לאכול?What would you like to eat?This sentence is useful for asking someone what they would like to eat using לאכול.Tatoeba #2783891 by Eldad, translation #400191 by sysko
- מה את רוצה לאכול?What do you want to eat?This sentence is useful for asking a woman what she wants to eat using לאכול.Tatoeba #563530 by Eldad, translation #372015 by saeb
- יש לך משהו לאכול?Do you have anything to eat?This sentence is useful for asking if there is anything available to eat using לאכול.Tatoeba #1459710 by Eldad, translation #25073 by CK
- בוא נקנה משהו לאכול.Let's buy something to eat.
- בוא נלך לאכול יחד.Let's go eat together.
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Example conversation
Daniel and Agur are deciding what to do for dinner.
- דניאל Danielאני רעב, בואי נלך לאכול.Ani ra'ev, bo'i nelekh l'ekhol.I'm hungry, let's go eat.
- עגור Adiאיפה את רוצה לאכול היום?Eifo ata rotze l'ekhol hayom?Where do you want to eat today?
- דניאל Danielאני רוצה לאכול פיצה.Ani rotze l'ekhol pizza.I want to eat pizza.
- עגור Adiנשמע מעולה, בוא נלך.Nishma me'ule, bo nelekh.Sounds great, let's go.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
